i can remember having that 1985 u.s. comp on relativity in the store forever and i can't remember if i ever played it. this one has tons of stuff on it. maybe 2023 was my year for march violets. it happens when it happens.
― scott seward, Monday, 14 August 2023 20:36 (one year ago) link
Good call, Scott. "Walk Into The Sun" is my fave from them but they had lots of good stuff.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 14 August 2023 20:37 (one year ago) link
i got a lot of new beat/industrial stuff i've never listened to and i'm excited to dig into that. its time that i give the cassandra complex the hearing they deserve.
― scott seward, Monday, 14 August 2023 20:53 (one year ago) link
"snake dance" is epic! what an epic! good job, march violets. if i'm ever in leeds i will buy you a pint.
― scott seward, Monday, 14 August 2023 20:58 (one year ago) link
(meanwhile this album by The Jets is one of the best things i've heard all day. they are kinda forgotten!)
― scott seward, Monday, 14 August 2023 21:01 (one year ago) link
(seriously, do you all own the first album by The Jets? the one with "You Got It All" on it? every home should have one. this has been an 80s public service announcement.)
― scott seward, Monday, 14 August 2023 21:08 (one year ago) link
A similar realization that some of my odd favorites from the 80s had recently finally made their way to streaming got me to start making a playlist of them, which snowballed into a playlist of everything I liked in the 80s (1 song per artist from 337 artists):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3AJFnVl9iQvGmyuzfW7FL0?si=b6ed7482b2104f03
and then a second playlist of everything like those things that I didn't like (at the time) (1007 more artists, release dates not as diligently checked in this list):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dDujxqL97daTfL91wdYZb?si=fa2608d4c0db46cc
Chances are good that you will have forgotten at least some of these.
― glenn mcdonald, Tuesday, 15 August 2023 01:42 (one year ago) link
another all time favorite, UK peace punk buys a synth and goes proto-emo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PILkLaKixiI
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Tuesday, 15 August 2023 01:44 (one year ago) link
this also fits the rare "artists who only released one great track" criteria, much more common in the 80s imho
scott didn't you post this insanely great comp on FB or maybe here recently?
https://www.discogs.com/release/843837-Various-Subtle-Hints
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Tuesday, 15 August 2023 01:45 (one year ago) link
yeah on the listening thread. its so amazing. so much unknown goodness. unknown to me anyway.
this was fun today. i actually got a lot of work done with this music playing!
i'll be back in a day or two. going to get more records. because more records.
and then more to talk about! (and i will be checking out all the links on here too...)
― scott seward, Tuesday, 15 August 2023 04:46 (one year ago) link
the chorus on this is amazingStella Carnacina - “Non Bastera”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-W26GQuXcs
― brimstead, Tuesday, 15 August 2023 17:41 (one year ago) link
(seriously, do you all own the first album by The Jets? the one with "You Got It All" on it? every home should have one. this has been an 80s public service announcement.)― scott seward, Monday, August 14, 2023 5:08 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― scott seward, Monday, August 14, 2023 5:08 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
And speaking of public service announcements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-lLIE55hUw
― peace, man, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 00:49 (one year ago) link
started my day with two records i've never heard by people certainly not obscure but maybe not a part of the daily national conversation. both records have really good sound. evelyn's record has a nice barebones freestyle vibe. cole & clivilles work their magic on a couple of tracks. payola$ were produced by mick ronson but bob rock did a lot and why do i forget that bob rock was in payola$? if i was canadian i would know this. anyway, this record doesn't ever sound like generic mush and it would have had the label just thrown some generic producer at them. their fake reggae sounds fine. i vaguely remember "eyes of a stranger". i think it was the album after this that had the college radio song i liked.
oh shit cole & clivilles are sampling art of noise on evelyn's album now. "before the date". i will never not love that.
https://i.discogs.com/GEEbKrOJwCCjZEGsR6l4bk4eS-2lWQimryY0LWC2aXQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc1MjIx/OS0xMzk5MTg1MDA3/LTU1ODcuanBlZw.jpeg
https://i.discogs.com/1F3L8yK1bZUuV2SFxPUWE4HAaMCFauJsBY-N19eRqOQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:596/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTU3Njgy/OS0xNTgzMzQzODA1/LTg2NDkucG5n.jpeg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 15:43 (one year ago) link
Some relatively new to me tracks I've thrown into my 80-84 playlists. Probably around half of these came thru from Discover Weekly.
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Riot In LagosPolyrock - Your Dragging FeetTalking Heads - UnisonFelt - Evergreen DazedThe Au Pairs - Headache For MichelleEssential Logic - Wonderful OfferRexy - Running Out Of TimeKim Carnes - Draw Of The CardsCha Cha Guitri - Non Non NonJames Last - BiscayaPilou - Ca VaAntena - Camino Del SolPat Metheny Group - Au LaitThe Flirts - Surf’s UpMaterial - Don’t Lose ControlManu Dibango - Mouna PolaRichenel - AutumnInternational Music System - MojaveXTC - Frost CircusRoy Ayers - ChicagoThe Durutti Column - PrayerEddy Trauma - Macaroni RadioSuburban Lawns - Flavor CrystalsSisters Of Mercy - PhantomThe System - Pendy! You’re In Some Awful DangerWitch - Erotic DelightThomas Leer - International
― nashwan, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 15:57 (one year ago) link
Blitz - Second Empire Justice
British OI! lads go post-punk on their second album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pJnYbcMz2U
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 16:00 (one year ago) link
Jimmy Harnen - Where are you Now?
― earosmith (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 16:05 (one year ago) link
if i'm gonna listen to an 80s record produced by mick ronson then its only fair to then play an 80s record produced by rick derringer. this is pretty good. milwaukee band's one and only album from 1984. they try to sound british which is always a plus with american new wave. i would totally put the cut "adrianna dreams" on a new wave mixtape. check that one out. they actually say "fade to grey" in the lyrics! wearing their influences on their sleeve. anyway, underrated!
https://i.discogs.com/Uwlyc9BnzEzt09v244niMOBKoEr-liETAyhKNRVOUg8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:467/w:465/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI5OTk1/MjItMTMyNzIzODc0/OC5qcGVn.jpeg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 16:08 (one year ago) link
i love that Blitz record! its so good.
those jimmy pursey post-punk albums have always been underrated as well.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 16:09 (one year ago) link
it doesn't fit this thread but i ALSO love the 1990 Blitz album The Killing Dream. such a weird one.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 16:10 (one year ago) link
was the Payola$ singer...welsh? i can't place his accent. doesn't sound canadian but maybe he wanted to sound more exotic.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 16:13 (one year ago) link
love this. keeping it too! my keeping something is not exactly a trademark of quality but i support this record. if you are german and want to sound like gary numan its a safe bet that i will support you. now i just have to find their four(!!) other 80s albums.
https://i.discogs.com/BVrrHhyhWWAg4F-rYaZiONr2JvYCRf9Hz5IeEIXNDss/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:440/w:440/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI0OTM4/Ny0xMTYxNDY3MzIz/LmpwZWc.jpeg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 16:30 (one year ago) link
i bumped into the cassandra complex bloke a couple of times in leeds back in the day.first time was in a synth/keyboard shop, and then he would always give me the nod after that.always meant to pick up their 'hello america' album, but never got around to it.in my head their stuff was in the same ballpark as 'drug free america', but have never really dug around to confirm/deny this mental association due to forgetting about them both until scotts mention.
― mark e, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 16:43 (one year ago) link
listening to Carole Davi$'s 1988 LP produced by Nile Rogers. she should have toured with Payola$. it's good! she collaborated with Prince and this would definitely fit on the paisley park roster but its on Warner. this is the kind of thing i usually play on CD. if i had the CD it would totally make my car's playlist. she doesn't have a great voice but the songs and production are cool. plus: surprise appearance by MC Shan!
https://i.discogs.com/4tiyu5nr_pMELZcmPqpAdco3VoX4hL8pQI9SfVIJdDw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:598/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMxMjcw/OS0xNDI3NTYwMDE5/LTYxMjguanBlZw.jpeg
https://i.discogs.com/uqRq8-laQAfYvCZxg-7IjXw8Af404ovWEdgaLlElUB8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:596/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMxMjcw/OS0xNDI3NTYwMDE5/LTUzOTYuanBlZw.jpeg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 16:58 (one year ago) link
uh oh i've gone full ebm. set yer walkie-talkie vocals on stun. #lucvanacker
(could kinda listen to this stuff all day...)
https://i.discogs.com/C2Ocl6hvdCZjUpxd-6NGw92TlmHuhWjeWxr93aJL0Is/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTk1NTc5/OS0xNjQ1OTgxNjE5/LTQwNTcuanBlZw.jpeg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 17:46 (one year ago) link
seriously thought about getting this logo as a tattoo. now i'm thinking i might get a tattoo of tony tony chopper from one piece wearing an antler subway t-shirt.
https://i.discogs.com/GjC1CCFB2TIejLQ4FDcm5n3tkJ1NZ_nrp10-J0xON8o/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:303/w:280/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9MLTI1MjYt/MTY0MTQ5NDEyNC01/MTY4LmpwZWc.jpeg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 17:48 (one year ago) link
this KK insert is a gem.
https://i.discogs.com/DgiFXzsMgE9mP6EZRkIIU5MjwK33QNOzW9WyZHUQhYE/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:422/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTk1NTc5/OS0xNjQ1OTgxNjIy/LTUwMjEuanBlZw.jpeg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 18:18 (one year ago) link
that H.N.A.S. record is an all time fave, the D.D.A.A. is very disappointing
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 18:38 (one year ago) link
lol the Vinyl On Demand guy has been raving about Force Dimension today #onethread
christoph heemann of h.n.a.s. played at my store once. he is so nice. and so fun to talk to about records cuz he has that crazy brain like his nurse with wound friend. crazy in a good way. for instance, one of his favorite records is Ball by Iron Butterfly. i always liked that about him.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 18:53 (one year ago) link
haha that's awesome
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 18:53 (one year ago) link
listening to the one and only album by The Ladder. not terrible? so far. that production though...wow. 1986 in full effect. 1985 to 1989 could be an awkward period for studio engineers. apparently. but they were right there in joe the butcher's house! i know that they probably said make it like the hooters, joe! and they should have said make it like schoolly d, joe!
https://i.discogs.com/tM30HH6Z-iwgDWPR4RqkNXrjwj81EdM-0we6tl8ftCI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:448/w:450/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI4NDUy/MTQtMTMwMzY3NDk3/Ny5qcGVn.jpeg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:24 (one year ago) link
I mentioned this in another obscure 80s thread, but this album was fucking fantastic, and dark as hell.
https://i.discogs.com/tOmoEDhf4wY1G7RkYngkbG3RQaNlC3Ax99fiU_ndi_8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:593/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTkwNzM1/Ni0xNDcwNzUzOTY1/LTYyMzAuanBlZw.jpeg
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:26 (one year ago) link
i should listen to it! i have avoided it all these years and it is ubiquitous around here. i mean i know the hit obviously.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:28 (one year ago) link
Ubiquitous, really? They always struck me as one-hit wonders. David Baerwald had a solo album or two afterwards, but I don't think they did very well. I remember getting a promo copy of this one from the record store I was working at and being just blown away.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:31 (one year ago) link
there are a million copies of it around here. must have been their core demographic. the state of massachusetts.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:33 (one year ago) link
I don't remember selling a single copy of it back in the day lol
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:34 (one year ago) link
Boulder, Colorado may not have been their core demographic
That sleeve is v.v. familiar, must have been a bargain bin perennial in the UK too
― Logacta championship 1978 (North London heats) (Matt #2), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:35 (one year ago) link
nothing like the sheer weight and volume of joan armatrading albums but i've had dozens and dozens of copies of boomtown here.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:35 (one year ago) link
related: I cannot believe how much cheaper records are on the east coast/midwest. the Goodwills here charge $3.99 for total garbage, the other thrift chain (St. Vincent de Paul) charges $2.99 for everything, you can still find deals but jeez
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:35 (one year ago) link
xp Yeah, I think A&M tried to promote it pretty hard.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:36 (one year ago) link
(I am in Oregon, which appears to be the worst state in the country for used vinyl)
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:36 (one year ago) link
ATL is all over the map, some bargains and a ton of stuff overpriced (like $35 and up for middling releases).
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:37 (one year ago) link
okay, screw The Ladder and their bloat this is more my speed. Philadelphia Five via KK Records. 1988 New Beat the way I love it. this is dope!
https://i.discogs.com/4RScPRR-w0ScOg0bIYviZajZ7mo6JsvD3bezfNuUKrM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE2NTgz/NS0xNTYxMzQ5NzA1/LTMwMTcuanBlZw.jpeg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 19:40 (one year ago) link
i like stacy. never listened to this record all the way through! a narada michael walden production. A+ pop r&b.
https://i.discogs.com/ohYVcPhv8JqsB_yVtYqJRtYwddjwIt_QvMQc1Lcc3_A/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:590/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE2MDIw/NzQtMTUyMzExNDA3/Mi02NDkyLmpwZWc.jpeg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 20:15 (one year ago) link
listening to 1981 power pop right now. i've heard worse! but there is definitely some corniness here.
https://i.discogs.com/nH-lRr9GM6OlEIMMC8HpHUuCDz4k-puNTjLdx6X4d2U/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:500/w:500/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE1MTYz/MTQtMTMzODYyMzg2/Ni05MzE3LmpwZWc.jpeg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 20:57 (one year ago) link
Previously on ILM:C/D: David & David - BoomtownDavid and David: "Boomtown" -- C/D?
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 21:06 (one year ago) link
Whenever I see H.N.A.S. written out I momentarily mix it up with HSAS a.k.a. Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve which is an 80s band that no one should really remember. Except I think that J. D. Considine's review of the HSAS album ("Fred Zeppelin") is funnier than the infamous GTR review
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 16 August 2023 21:11 (one year ago) link